Dinner
The CCSA is hosting a pre-conference drinks reception and dinner on Monday 13 October from 19.00 close to the conference venue. Tickets are available at a cost of £199 plus VAT, individual options and tables of 10 can be purchased. Further details will be sent a little nearer the time, once ticket purchases are in place. To book your place, please visit the registration page.
08.00
Arrival, coffee, exhibition
09.30
Opening Plenary
Day 1 Moderator: Maryam Moshiri, Broadcaster
2025 – Firing the Starting Gun on CCUS Delivery
Moderator: Maryam Moshiri, Broadcaster
Opening remarks: Olivia Powis, Chief Executive, CCSA
Keynote: UK Minister Sarah Jones, DESNZ
10.10
Keynote from Platinum Sponsor, Perenco
Speaker:
Armel Simondin, CEO, Perenco
10.30
Plenary 2
Reaching FID for the first UK CCUS projects
Chair: Maryam Moshiri, Broadcaster
Speakers:
Rich Denny, Managing Director, Northern Endurance Partnership
Nick Flinn, VP Decarbonisation & Emerging Technologies, Shell Catalyst and Technologies
Ian Hunter, General Manager, Net Zero Teeside Power
Speaker TBC, Eni
11.10
Break & Exhibition
11.30
Deep Dive into the UK 7th Carbon Budget
Dr James Richardson CB, Director of Analysis, Climate Change Committee
11.45
Plenary 3
Unlocking Investment in CCUS – a global picture
Chair: Maryam Moshiri, Broadcaster
Keynote: The Rt Hon Chris Skidmore OBE
Speakers:
Chloe Evans, Director CCUS Business Development, UK National Wealth Fund
Dr Pratima Rangarajan, CEO, Climate Investment
John Egan, CEO, Peak Cluster Ltd
12.30
Lunch & Exhibition
13.45
Spotlight on the Acorn and Viking projects
Speaker:
Tanisha Beebee, Head of CCS Policy & Advocacy, Harbour Energy
14.05
Delegates move to breakouts
14.15
Breakout Sessions
Breakout 1
Launching CCUS in Denmark and Norway
Breakout 2
Delivering the necessary skills in the supply chain to support CCUS scale-up
Chair: Max Musing, UK Senior Policy Officer, CCSA
Speaker:
George Whittaker, Bechtel
Breakout 3
The pathway to a self-sustaining CCUS industry – Investor Perspectives
Chair: David Phillips, VP, Europe & Middle East, Svante
Speakers:
Georgia Berry, CDR Programme Director, GFI
Jim Ayton, Technical Director, Energy Transition & Commodities Team, Lloyds Banking Group
Maria Arana, Climate & Sustainability Leader Europe, Marsh
Kash Burchett, Global Head of Carbon Removal Technologies, HSBC
14.55
Delegates move to breakouts
15.05
Breakout Sessions
Breakout 4
Outlook for CCUS in Italy, Greece and Germany
Chair: Despoina Tsimprikidou, UK Senior Policy Officer, CCSA
Speakers:
Malte Bornkamm, Head of Division IVE2 - Market framework for industrial decarbonisation, international cooperation, German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Paolo Testini, Director for CCS and Carbon Removal Development, Snam (Ravenna cluster)
Aris Tsikouras, Project Leader, IFESTOS CCS, Titan Cement Group
Breakout 5
The race to a low-carbon products market
Chair: Sophie Deijkers, EU/UK Policy Officer, CCSA
Speakers:
Priyanka Khemka, Head of Technical Expertise, Mission Possible Partnership
Winston Beck, Vice President Government & Public Affairs, Heidelberg Materials
Breakout 6
Scaling up CCUS in the Energy from Waste Sector
Chair: Paul James, Technical Director, SLR consulting
Speakers:
Edita Adamcikova, ESG Director, Viridor
Caroline Dobbin, Head of Communications and Public Affairs, Cory Group
15.50
Break & Exhibition
16.10
Breakout Sessions
Breakout 7
The Perenco CO2 test injection project
Chair: Nick Terrell, Executive Director, Carbon Catalyst
Speaker:
Rainier Verhulst, General Manager, Petrodec
Breakout 8
Planning and Permitting for longer-term CO2 Capture projects
Chair: Dr. Christie Hazell-Marshall, ERM
Speakers:
Mark Ellis-Jones, Environment Agency
Richard Lowe, Director, Energy Consenting and Development, Arup
Breakout 9
Making the case for CCUS investment in energy intensive industries
Chair: Beth Hebditch, Head of UK Policy, CCSA
Speaker:
Roze Wesby, VP CCUS, Holcim
Ruth Herbert, Managing Director, EET
Luc Haustermans, Vice President Corporate Affairs & Industry Relations, Yara
16.50
Delegates move to breakouts
17.00
Plenary 4
Where do we go from here? Next steps for UK CCUS clusters
Chair: Maryam Moshiri, Broadcaster
Speakers:
Paro Konar, Director General, Major Decarbonisation Projects, DESNZ
Neil McCulloch, CEO, MNZ | Peak Cluster project, Spirit Energy
Mike Lockett, UK Country Chair, Uniper
Torbjørg Heskestad, VP Global CCS Solutions, Equinor
Mike Maudsley, CEO, enfinium
17.40
Drinks Reception
08.00
Arrival, coffee, exhibition
09.00
Plenary 1
The Global CCUS Picture
Chair: Thierry Grauwels, EU Director, CCSA
09.30
Plenary 2
Scaling CDRs: Building a Market to Meet Climate Goals
Chair:
Speakers:
Noah Deich, Co-Founder and Fellow, Carbon 180 and Rocky Mountain Institute
Dr Alan Whitehead CBE, Chair, UK Independent Review of Greenhouse Gas Removals
Angela Hepworth, Commercial and Carbon Markets Director, Elimini
Alexander Mäkelä, Chief Policy Officer, Carbon Gap
10.10
Delegates move to breakouts
10.20
Breakout Sessions
Breakout 1
Accelerating a European CO2 Storage Market
Chair: Alberto Sánchez Miravalles, EU Policy Manager, CCSA
Speakers:
Dr Nick Richardson, Head of Exploration & New Ventures, NSTA
Chris Armes, Head of Stores Development, Veri Energy
Breakout 2
Alternative fuels and CCUS – Pathways to a Low-Carbon Future
Speakers:
Amy Ruddock, SVP, Sustainable Aviation & Corporate Development, Willis Lease
Duncan McCourt, CEO, Sustainable Aviation
Noaman Al Adhami, UK Country Head, Alfanar Projects
Breakout 3
Developing a Coordinated Approach to Non-Pipeline Solutions for CO2 Transport
Speakers:
Paul Davies, Director, 7CO2
Matt Wilson, Head of New Energy Markets, Navigator Terminals
Ben Burggraaf, CEO, Net Zero Industry Wales
11.00
Break & Exhibition
11.20
Breakout Sessions
Breakout 4
CCUS developments in the US, Canada and Brazil
Chair: Breanne O’Reilly, COO, International CCS Knowledge Centre
Speaker:
Steve Kelly, President and General Manager, 1PointFive Technologies
Breakout 5
Looking to the Future – Innovations in CO2 Capture Technologies
Chair: Dr Shaun Fitzgerald OBE FREng, Director, Centre for Climate Repair, Cambridge Zero
Speakers:
Samuel Thiry, Co-founder & CEO, ARK Capture Solutions
Breakout 6
Taking a Strategic Approach to CCUS and Hydrogen Infrastructure Development
Chair: Chris Thackeray, Baringa
Speakers:
Jane Toogood, Co-Chair, UK Hydrogen Delivery Council
Chris Manson-Whitton, Progressive Energy
Tom Hughes, Assistant Director – Energy, NISTA
12.00
Delegates move to breakouts
12.10
Plenary 3
The Role of CCUS in Delivering the EU Clean Industrial Deal
Chair: Stefano Miriello, EU Deputy Director, CCSA
Speaker: Lina Strandvåg Nagell, Deputy Director & Head of Policy, Bellona
12.50
Lunch & Exhibition
14.00
Breakout-Sessions
Breakout 7
CCUS developments in the Middle East and Asia
Chair: Aniruddha Sharma, CEO, Carbon Clean
Speaker: Nor A’in Md Salleh, General Manager CCS PETRONAS and CEO PETRONAS CCs Solutions
Breakout 8
The Road to a Decarbonised Power System Through CCUS and Low-Carbon Hydrogen
Chair: Luca Falso, Director CCUS, Siemens Energy
Speakers:
Kayte O’Neill, COO, NESO
Jonathan Baker-Brian, Head of Policy, SSE Thermal
Breakout 9
Capturing the imagination – telling the CCUS story
Chair:
Speaker: Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE, University of Bath
14.45
Break & Exhibition
15.05
Keynote: 2025 Global Status Report
Jarad Daniels, CEO, Global CCS Institute
15.20
Closing plenary
Chair: Juho Lipponen, Coordinator, CEM CCUS
Speakers:
Professor Myles Allen, Director, Oxford Net Zero
Olivia Powis, Chief Executive, CCSA
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The conference will be held 14 -15 October 2025 at QEII Conference Centre, Westminster, London.
